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HUNTINGTON BEACH — Corona del Mar continued its dominant run through the Sunset League with a 42-7 win over Fountain Valley on Thursday at Huntington Beach High.

Corona del Mar (8-0, 3-0) has outscored its league opponents 133-20 through three games.

The Sea Kings, ranked No. 4 in Orange County, dominated every aspect of the game. They had 290 yards of total offense in the first half compared to 101 yards for Fountain Valley (3-5, 0-3) en route to a 28-0 halftime score.

Receiver John Humphreys, a Stanford commit and the county’s second leading receiver, did not play for the Sea Kings who decided it would be wise for Humphreys to rest and heal a minor leg injury.

Running back Riley Binnquist took advantage of his chances to run the ball. The senior rushed for 129 yards on 10 carries with a pair of touchdowns.

Ethan Garbers, the county’s leading passer, was efficient through the air for the Sea Kings. The Washington commit completed 21 of 26 passes for 242 yards and four touchdowns.

On the game’s opening drive, Binnquist capped a scoring drive with a 2-yard touchdown run to give the Sea Kings a 7-0 lead.

After a fumble recovery by Tommy Griffin, Binnquist scored another touchdown, this time from 16 yards out to extend the lead to 14-0.

Garbers displayed his arm late in the first quarter with a 38-yard touchdown pass to Bradley Schlom to put Corona del Mar ahead 21-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Schlom caught nine passes for 123 yards with two touchdowns.

Garbers connected with his fellow Washington commit, Mark Redman, for a 7-yard touchdown to make the score 28-0 entering halftime.

Redman caught seven passes for 63 yards and two touchdowns.

Mason Gecowets blocked a Fountain Valley punt at the beginning of the third quarter and the ball was recovered by JJ Rottler at the Barons’ 20-yard line. Shortly after, Garbers threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Schlom for the pair’s second score of the night and increased the Sea Kings lead to 35.

Fountain Valley scored its lone touchdown in the third quarter on a 34-yard pass from Jimmy Russell to Blake Anderson. With Thursday’s performance, Anderson has eclipsed 900 yards receiving this season.

Corona del Mar will play Newport Harbor in the Battle of the Bay on Friday, Oct. 25 at Newport Harbor High. Fountain Valley will play Edison in the Battle for the Bell on Friday, Oct. 25 at Orange Coast College.

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